Lesser Scaup
Spoonbill
Cattle Egret
Red Kite
Bar-tailed Godwit, Little Ringed Plover
Yellow-legged Gull
Cuckoo
Hobby
Whinchat
Blue-headed Wagtail, White Wagtail
BRISTOL
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| 05-05-19 Peregrine seeing off a thieving Magpie, Bristol (Richard Scantlebury) |
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
New Passage - Northwick Warth:
1 Greylag with Canadas, 1 Coot chick, 2 Curlew, 2 Whimbrel, 2 pr Lapwing, 5 Little Ringed Plover, 3 Stock Dove, Raven, House Martin, Whitethroat, Lesser Whitethroat, 5+ Reed Warbler, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting
Chipping Sodbury:
3 Buzzard, 1 Red Kite circling together at 1.30 pm
Chipping Sodbury Common:
4th: Swallow (increase in numbers), Willow Warbler, Common Whitethroat, Lesser Whitethroat, Yellowhammer
River from from under M4 to Nightingale Bridge (Frampton Cotterell)
2 Little Egret (one at Damsons Bridge nr Kendleshire, 1 flyover at Nightingale Bridge), 4 Swift, 3 House Martin, 1 Swallow, 17 Blackcap, 16 Chiffchaff *, 2 Garden Warbler, 3 Whitethroat, 1 Lesser
Whitethroat, 2 Willow Warbler + 10 House Martin above Whiteshill cricket ground.
*One Chiffchaff with an odd song just south of Huckford Quarry
NORTH SOMERSET
Portbury Wharf:
1 sub-adult Spoonbill - landed briefly on the North Pool island at 13.50. It then took off again and circled high over the reserve before heading north towards the estuary (NB a Spoonbill reported flying over the Brue Estuary, Burnham, later in afternoon - same bird?)
Drove Rhine- 4 Gadwall (2 pairs, one with 7+ ducklings), 1 Grey Heron, 4 Buzzard, 3 Reed Warbler.
Clevedon-Yeo:
10 of Shelduck, 4 Little Egret, 2 sparrowhawk, 2 Moorhen, 36 Oystercatcher, Lapwing present (no sign of any chicks), 30 Whimbrel, 4 Curlew, 8 Bar-tailed Godwit, 20 Dunlin + 20 at Clevedon, 1 Common Sandpiper , Redshank present, 1 Peregrine (the very large female again, in flight looks size of Buzzard!), 1 Kestrel,3 Raven, lots of Whitethroat and Reed Warbler, 1 m Whinchat
Bristol Airport:
Distant Egret sp seen from Bristol Airport, circling over Brockley Coombe before gaining height and heading SW. Probable Little but an unusual sight here
BELOW M4 & BANES
Compton Dando:
1 Grey Heron, 3 Buzzard, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 30+ Jackdaw, 4 Raven, 9 Skylark, 50+ House Martin + Swallow, 7 Whitethroat, 3 Chiffchaff , 2 Blackcap, 6 Goldfinch, 4 Linnet , 4 Yellowhammer
Stanton Drew:
Pensford Lane - 1 Buzzard, 1 Common Whitethroat, 1 Song Thrush
RESERVOIRS
Barrow Tanks:
1 Dunlin, 6 Common Sandpiper, 1 Garden Warbler 1 White Wagtail
Blagdon Lake:
Holt Bay - Lesser Scaup still present
Chew Valley Lake
38 Canada Goose (2 with 2 Goslings), 40 Mute Swan, 2 Shelduck, 4 Teal, 14 Great Crested Grebe (lake), 4 Grey Heron, 2 Cattle Egret, 5 Buzzard, 6 G-BB Gull, 4 Collared Dove (Bishop Sutton), 1 Kingfisher,lots Blue +& Great Tit, 100+ Martin, 20+ Swallow, 4 Cetti's Warbler, lots Chiffchaff, 6 Blackcap, 'lots and lots' Reed Warbler, 10 Blackbird, 2 Dunnock, 6 Wren, 4 Robin, 20+ House Sparrow (Blue Bowl Chew Stoke & Bishop Sutton), 5 Pied Wagtail 30+ Chaffinch, 4 Reed Bunting
Dam:
2 Egyptian Goose, 1 Common Sandpiper
Bittern Trail:
3 Garden Warbler, Nuthatch
Woodford:
1 Song Thrush, 1 Bullfinch, 4 Goldfinch
Heron's Green:
1 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 10+Wood Pigeon, 1 Raven, 2 Sedge Warbler, 2 Whitethroat, 1 Grey Wagtail,
Moreton/Stratford:
4 Stock Dove, 3 Cuckoo (one seen), 1 Tawny Owl ( in flight in behind Stratford hide c. midday) 50 Swift, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Hobby, 1 Kestrel, 4 Jay, 20+ Carrion Crow, lots Hirundines, 4+ LTT, 2 Garden Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, lots Hirundines, 2 Song Thrush
Herriott's inc Pool:
10 Shelduck, 4 Shoveler, 26 Gadwall, 4 Little Egret, 200+ Swift (low over Lake from Herriotts), 12+ Jackdaw, 1 Garden Warbler,1 Sedge Warbler,1 Whitethroat,
Out of Avon (only just):
3 Dotterel at Drifton Hill, nr West Kington, a little north of Marshfield
Reports: Phil Baber, Nick Beamson, Karle Burford, Raoul Chandrasakera, Peter Coslett, Chris Craig, Sean Davies, Neil Delaney, Adrian Hockey, Andrew Mears, Darren Pearce, Vic Polley, Matt Rogers, Harvey Rose, Richard Scantlebury, Ian Stapp, Chris Stone, Jason Williams
NORTH SOMERSET
Portbury Wharf:
1 sub-adult Spoonbill - landed briefly on the North Pool island at 13.50. It then took off again and circled high over the reserve before heading north towards the estuary (NB a Spoonbill reported flying over the Brue Estuary, Burnham, later in afternoon - same bird?)
Also: 4 Oystercatcher (2 nesting pairs N & S Pool islands), 1 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Lapwing, 1 Redshank, 13 Black-headed Gulls (all 1st summer birds), 1 Yellow-legged Gull again (briefly), 3 Great Black-backed Gull (inc.a courting pair), 1 Little Owl, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Blue-headed Wagtail (North Pool island) .
Drove Rhine- 4 Gadwall (2 pairs, one with 7+ ducklings), 1 Grey Heron, 4 Buzzard, 3 Reed Warbler.
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| 05-05-19 Whinchat, Clevedon (Jason Williams) |
Clevedon-Yeo:
10 of Shelduck, 4 Little Egret, 2 sparrowhawk, 2 Moorhen, 36 Oystercatcher, Lapwing present (no sign of any chicks), 30 Whimbrel, 4 Curlew, 8 Bar-tailed Godwit, 20 Dunlin + 20 at Clevedon, 1 Common Sandpiper , Redshank present, 1 Peregrine (the very large female again, in flight looks size of Buzzard!), 1 Kestrel,3 Raven, lots of Whitethroat and Reed Warbler, 1 m Whinchat
Bristol Airport:
Distant Egret sp seen from Bristol Airport, circling over Brockley Coombe before gaining height and heading SW. Probable Little but an unusual sight here
BELOW M4 & BANES
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| 05-05-19 Whitethroat, Compton Dando (Ian Stapp) |
Compton Dando:
1 Grey Heron, 3 Buzzard, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 30+ Jackdaw, 4 Raven, 9 Skylark, 50+ House Martin + Swallow, 7 Whitethroat, 3 Chiffchaff , 2 Blackcap, 6 Goldfinch, 4 Linnet , 4 Yellowhammer
Pensford Lane - 1 Buzzard, 1 Common Whitethroat, 1 Song Thrush
RESERVOIRS
Barrow Tanks:
1 Dunlin, 6 Common Sandpiper, 1 Garden Warbler 1 White Wagtail
Blagdon Lake:
Holt Bay - Lesser Scaup still present
Chew Valley Lake
38 Canada Goose (2 with 2 Goslings), 40 Mute Swan, 2 Shelduck, 4 Teal, 14 Great Crested Grebe (lake), 4 Grey Heron, 2 Cattle Egret, 5 Buzzard, 6 G-BB Gull, 4 Collared Dove (Bishop Sutton), 1 Kingfisher,lots Blue +& Great Tit, 100+ Martin, 20+ Swallow, 4 Cetti's Warbler, lots Chiffchaff, 6 Blackcap, 'lots and lots' Reed Warbler, 10 Blackbird, 2 Dunnock, 6 Wren, 4 Robin, 20+ House Sparrow (Blue Bowl Chew Stoke & Bishop Sutton), 5 Pied Wagtail 30+ Chaffinch, 4 Reed Bunting
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| 05-05-19 Wren, Moreton, CVL (Ian Stapp) |
2 Egyptian Goose, 1 Common Sandpiper
Bittern Trail:
3 Garden Warbler, Nuthatch
Woodford:
1 Song Thrush, 1 Bullfinch, 4 Goldfinch
Heron's Green:
1 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 10+Wood Pigeon, 1 Raven, 2 Sedge Warbler, 2 Whitethroat, 1 Grey Wagtail,
Moreton/Stratford:
4 Stock Dove, 3 Cuckoo (one seen), 1 Tawny Owl ( in flight in behind Stratford hide c. midday) 50 Swift, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Hobby, 1 Kestrel, 4 Jay, 20+ Carrion Crow, lots Hirundines, 4+ LTT, 2 Garden Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, lots Hirundines, 2 Song Thrush
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| 05-05-19 Gadwall, Herriotts Pool, CVL (Ian Stapp) |
Herriott's inc Pool:
10 Shelduck, 4 Shoveler, 26 Gadwall, 4 Little Egret, 200+ Swift (low over Lake from Herriotts), 12+ Jackdaw, 1 Garden Warbler,1 Sedge Warbler,1 Whitethroat,
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| 05-05-19 Dotterel, Drifton Hill, Wilts (Peter Coslett) |
Out of Avon (only just):
3 Dotterel at Drifton Hill, nr West Kington, a little north of Marshfield
Reports: Phil Baber, Nick Beamson, Karle Burford, Raoul Chandrasakera, Peter Coslett, Chris Craig, Sean Davies, Neil Delaney, Adrian Hockey, Andrew Mears, Darren Pearce, Vic Polley, Matt Rogers, Harvey Rose, Richard Scantlebury, Ian Stapp, Chris Stone, Jason Williams
